Neo-Frontier Spaces in Science Fiction Television

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

The idea of the frontier--once, the geographical borderline moving further and further West across the North American continent--has shaped American science fiction television since its beginnings. TV series have long adapted the frontier myth to outer space and have explored American Wests of the future. This book takes a deeper look at the futuristic frontiers within such series as Star Trek, Firefly, Terra Nova, Defiance and The 100, revealing how they rethink colonialism, the environment, spaces of risk and utopian/dystopian worlds.Harnessing forms of speculation and the post-apocalyptic imagination, these series engage with matters of the present, from the legacies of colonialism to climate change and the increasing integration of humans and technologies. In doing so, these series question in novel ways the very idea of borders and reshape cultural binaries such as Self/Other, wilderness/civilization, city/nature, human/non-human and utopia/dystopia.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-04-27
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:376 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:277
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476690896

Utforska kategorier

Television inom Kultur
Radio / podcasts inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Sebastian J. Müller completed his PhD in American Studies at the University of Bayreuth and currently works as a content manager for an educational website in Nürnberg, Germany.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionGroundings and Points of Departure: The Frontier, the SF Frontier, and Neo-Frontier SpacesNeo-Frontier Spaces and the Medium of TelevisionThe Structure of This Study1. Theorizing Neo-Frontier Spaces: Science Fiction, Space(s), and FrontiersScience Fiction and the Post-Apocalyptic as Modes of ThinkingRe-Thinking the Construction of Space(s)From Frontiers to Neo-Frontier Spaces2. Frontiers of Futures Past: Outer Space and the Origins of Neo-Frontier Spaces in Star Trek and FireflyReading the Frontier in Star TrekPushing the “Final Frontier”: Exploring Heterogeneous Spaces in Star TrekReading the Frontier in FireflyRe-Envisioning the Universe: Connecting Spaces and Fragmenting Places in Firefly3. Moving Beyond: Rethinking Binaries, Borders, and the Planet in Terra NovaFrom the Settler Colony to Transgressive Neo-Frontier “Thirdspace(s)”From the Wilderness/Civilization Binary to Places of Co-Presence and InterdependenceNeo-Frontier Climate Change Riskscapes and Capitalist World-MakingUtopian/Dystopian Patchwork Spaces and Utopia/Dystopia as Temporal Stages4. Spaces in Flux: Re-Living the Present and Coming to Terms with the (Mythical) Past in DefianceThe Frontier City of Defiance and the “Interwoven Threads” of Urban SpacesFrom Spaces of Colonial Belonging to Spaces of Ecosystemic BelongingPost-Apocalyptic Terraforming Riskscapes and Technological World-MakingFragmented Cityscapes and the Problems of American Dreaming5. On the Brink: Making New Spaces and Collapsing Boundaries in The 100The Ark and the Settler Camp as Spaces of Permanence and TemporarinessFrom Human/Non-Human Spaces to Technological Ecosystems and a Neo-Frontier “Ground”Human/Non-Human Riskscapes of Uncertainty and Risky World-MakingUtopia/Dystopia as Political Choices and the Pitfalls of Social DreamingConclusion: Neo-Frontier Spaces and American Culture in the Twenty-First CenturyVideographyChapter NotesWorks CitedIndex